Identification means



J. COUTURE.

IDENTIFICATiON MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I3, l9l8.

1,350,070. ate t d Aug. 17 1920.

- Mr/vassss JVMMT UNITED STATES IOSAPHAT COUTURE, OF HULL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

IDENTIFICATION MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

Application filed August 13, 1918. Serial No. 249,733.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSAPHAT COUTURE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of Hull, in the Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Identification hIeans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n identification means designed to be used on bangles, necklaces, watch chains, key chains, the chains of ladies handbags, eyeglass chains, coat chains, umbrellas, canes, Walking sticks, guns, fountain pens, razors, and generally on jewelry and other personal belongings, and the objects of the invention are to permit of a card or other identificationmeans being carried on the article without in any way detracting from the appearance of the said article, to render the identificatlon card readily accessible so that should the article become lost the finder will have no difficulty in determining who the real owner is, and generally to better adapt the identification means to perform the functions required of it.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists essentially of the improved construction particularly described and set forth in the following specificatlon and drawings forming part of the same.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a container designed to hold an identification card or other means and connected to a chain.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the container.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of an alternative form of container.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

In the embodiment illustrated of my invention I have shown a container which is capable of being used on the chains enumerated in the opening portion of my spec1fication. It will be understood that the casing may be of any desired shape and while in many cases a tubular casing may be preferable an octagonal or cylindrical casing may be desired.

Also although the drawings show a casing for use on a bangle, watch chain or the chain handle of a ladies handbag such casing may be inserted in the end of an umbrella, walking stick or cane, the end of a fountain pen or safety razor, the application of the casing being very general to the goods first enumerated in my specification.

Referring now to the drawings, A represents a container of any desired shape, access to which is gained through a removable screw 10 which is provided with a central bore 11. When this container is used to hold an identification means, the said means may consist of a card or piece of paper, piece of ivory, parchment or other suitable material having the owners name engraved, printed or written thereon, and such identification means is inserted into the bore 11 of the screw 10 which is then threaded into the open end of the container A.

IV hen the container is used on a bangle or watch chain, it will be located intermediate f the length of the watch chain or bangle and in the latter case may be used as a clasp.

A modification of the container is shown in Fig. 3 adapted to this clasp use, and by reference to that fi ure it will be seen that the container A is provided intermediate of its length with a division wall 12 and both ends of the container are open.

In one of the compartments thus formed in the container, a spring controlled plunger 13 actuates and coacts with a curvilinear arm 1e over hanging the end of the container, so that when the plunger 13 is retracted a chain may be hooked on the arm 14: and safely retained in position.

The other compartment of the container A has a threaded end with which the threaded screw 10 engages, such screw being provided with a bore 11 similar to that already described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

When that form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 is in use, the identification means is inserted in the bore 11 and the screw 10 is threaded into position on the container A.

When articles furnished with a container of this description are lost the finder can by removing the threaded member 10 immediately extract the identification card and discover the true owner of the article.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scope of the claim, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is:

An identification receptacle comprising a container sub-divided into tWo compartments, a spring controlled plunger in one compartment, a curvilinear armon the container overhanging the end of the same to coact With the said plunger, a ring pivotally connected to the other end of the container, and a cap designed to fit the open end of the other compartment having a head adapted 10 to lie ithin the ring, as and for the purpose specified; V

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in" the presence of a witness.

Witness JAMES Mrrorinr n 

